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CHOICE, ISN hit back at associations aspersions

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
CHOICE chair and AUSfin member, Jenni Mack, has responded to financial planning association remarks about the parliamentary FOFA Bill on Friday and said they were aware of the disclosure provision and should instead move on as the rest of the industry ...

FOFA reaches parliament with undisclosed feature

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... as a significant threat to small business advisers and the millions of clients they serve." The Financial Planning Association (FPA) said it will not support the FOFA Tranche 1 Bill as it currently stands, accusing the Treasury of making further amendments ...

Tax forum tackles wealth management issues

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... of our three-pillared retirement income system," said Andrea Slattery, SPAA chief executive. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive, Mark Rantall, addressed the Tax Forum to ask the Government to provide aid incentives to encourage ...

FPA reveals advertising impact

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
The Financial Planning Association claims that its $2 million national consumer advertising campaign is already reaping new business for its members thanks to a surge in online activity. Since the campaign, which spans television, print and online was ...

Second tranche of FOFA well received: industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... associations. In response to the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms announced yesterday, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Industry Super Network (ISN) have come out in support of the release and its push for a more professional ...

Soft dollar ban impact potential

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... professional development no longer treated as part of planner training. Mark Rantall, chief executive, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) said the group supports the ban of soft dollar as it will force the industry to look for alternative measures. ...

Planning industry unified on commissions: AMP

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... that level as commission-free is not as widely-accepted yet." Helmich will be speaking at the US Financial Planning Association's (US FPA) annual convention next week to discuss AMP's commission-free practice model. "I will be presenting 'Life without ...

IFM hits back at claims it plays politics with super fund money

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... at their board structures to avoid conflicts of interest. Mark Rantall, chief executive of the Financial Planning Association, today called for default superannuation funds to be quarantined from paying for costly advertising campaigns. Under the Federal ...

ASIC looks to reshape retail advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... 8, with a phase two paper due to be released that will provide more examples shortly after. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has supported the move and said it is pleased with the range of topics on offer for scaled advice, but raised concerns ...

Industry brawl erupts over super network ads

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
Financial service industry feuds erupted again today as the Financial Planning Association fired a shot across the bow of the Industry Super Network over an advertising campaign that it believes harms financial planners. The print advertisements allege ...